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"That's not what I meant. What I mean is, I want to teach him Shunko."
Yoruichi lightly frowned, then brought her nose close to Aozaki Reiji and rubbed it back and forth a few times.
"Has he reached Third Class Reiatsu?"
Hearing this, Aozaki Reiji was visibly stunned.
"Not yet, but he's close."
Yoruichi replied in a relaxed tone.
"He's only a little over a hundred years old, right? And he's already about to reach Third Class Reiatsu? That's really fast!"
"This is what you call exceptional talent! Possessing the bloodline of one of the Five Great Noble Houses is indeed enviable."
Aozaki Reiji couldn't help but exclaim.
One must know that an existence who can reach the top Vice-Captain level at only a little over a hundred years old is an absolute rare genius, even within the vast and talented Gotei 13.
However, even those with the bloodline of the Five Great Noble Houses must rely on their own outstanding talent and unremitting effort to advance further to the Captain-class.
"You shouldn't say things like that; it will make others feel inferior."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yoruichi sat up straight and quickly left a gentle kiss mark on Aozaki Reiji's smooth and delicate cheek.
"I plan to pass on the position of family head to him after he learns Shunko."
Aozaki Reiji's heart jolted, understanding the meaning behind Yoruichi's words. A warm current surged through him, and he couldn't help but embrace her tightly.
Throughout the night, Yoruichi clung to Aozaki Reiji's broad and sturdy chest like a docile koala, never touching the ground.
She kept her eyes closed, half-asleep, yet in her daze, she held Aozaki Reiji tightly, unwilling to let go. Her adorable and clumsy appearance was utterly endearing.
Occasionally, she would playfully mumble that she wanted to have Aozaki Reiji's children right now.
As if afraid of falling behind her other sisters and being beaten to it.
Aozaki Reiji listened to her words, shaking his head helplessly, a ripple forming in his heart.
However, Aozaki Reiji's feelings about Yoruichi's suggestion to have children were quite complex.
In reality, he wasn't fully prepared for the matter of having offspring.
After all, the current world was full of countless dangers and challenges. Even if he successfully fused with the Hōgyoku in the end, it wouldn't guarantee absolute safety. No one could predict what the future held.
The timing was too unsuitable.
Usually, he would talk about contributing to Soul Society, but in reality, it was just an excuse to take time off and slack off.
At dawn, when the sky was just beginning to lighten, he carefully handed Yoruichi over to Soi Fon, who had come looking for her Captain.
When Soi Fon saw the sweetly sleeping Yoruichi, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and even some drool was about to escape from the corners of her mouth.
Aozaki Reiji mischievously teased the blushing Soi Fon, then returned to his room alone and took out the unfinished Hōgyoku.
Compared to a decade ago, this gem had gradually begun to display the power it should possess, shimmering with dazzling blue-black light, allowing one to sense its extraordinary nature at a glance.
Aozaki Reiji didn't hesitate. He immediately held the Hōgyoku in one hand and Shinra Bansho in the other, beginning his Blade Meditation training.
Although the Hōgyoku in his hand was still only a half-finished product and couldn't assist in evolution, it was more than enough to aid in Reiatsu training.
With its help, it only took Aozaki Reiji a few years to advance from Third Class Reiatsu to Second Class Reiatsu.
Others, like Kyōraku Shunsui, took hundreds of years to reach Second Class Reiatsu.
To his knowledge, even the super genius Aizen took twenty to thirty years to reach this realm.
However, everyone was already mentally prepared for his monstrous talent, and they had grown accustomed to, or even numb to, such terrifying advancement speed.
After about half a day, the rich milky-white light on the blade of Shinra Bansho gradually dimmed.
At this moment, Aozaki Reiji was already panting and covered in sweat from exhaustion, but after assessing his condition, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
After a brief rest, his face showed joy. After this arduous training, his Reiatsu had improved again!
Although the increase wasn't too significant, he was quite satisfied with it.
As Reiatsu levels continuously increased, it would become increasingly difficult to make further progress.
It was not uncommon for some people to reach Second Class Reiatsu with great difficulty, only for their Reiatsu to then stagnate and make no further progress.
"If I continue to train my Reiatsu like this, it shouldn't be long before I reach the limit of Second Class Reiatsu."
"After reaching the limit of training, it's First Class Reiatsu. The Old Man said my talent far surpasses his, and with the Hōgyoku's assistance, First Class Reiatsu shouldn't be an obstacle to my strength improvement."
His eyes were filled with surging ambition.
After reaching First Class Reiatsu and then using Bankai, he could briefly stand at the pinnacle of the Shinigami, reaching the realm where Yamamoto and Aizen resided.
By then, there would be few truly threatening powerhouses left in this era.
...
Two months later, Naruki City, Human World.
Ginjō Kūgo and the members of XCUTION, the Fullbringers organization he founded, gathered here.
This was because he had received Aozaki Reiji's notification in advance that today was the day to hand over his tribute.
This was a task given by Aozaki Reiji: to find Fullbringers.
These Fullbringers were the tribute Ginjō Kūgo had to hand over.
The purpose was to obtain the Reio's fragments within their bodies to satisfy the Hōgyoku's craving.
Perhaps everyone truly has their own mission in this world.
This leader of the Execution Department in the original timeline was highly efficient at finding Fullbringers, contributing many Reio's fragments to Aozaki Reiji over the past decade.
At this moment, the Fullbringers were sitting in a pub, their faces filled with immense joy.
Their excitement and thrill had reached their peak, like fanatical devotees of an evil god.
Although they possessed extraordinary abilities, those who were different from ordinary people were always out of place in the mundane world and easily ostracized by others. Ginjō Kūgo was the one who saved them from the hardships of life.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the pub.
Aozaki Reiji and Ginjō Kūgo were also sitting in a corner, observing them.
Compared to the members of the Execution Department, who had a sickly madness on their faces.
Ginjō Kūgo, however, was expressionless and remarkably calm and composed.
Over the past decade, he had seen too many people like this, repeatedly giving them hope, only to personally shatter that hope time and time again.
But he wasn't a sentimental person either.
These people were pitiful, true, but what right did he have to pity them?
Even I cannot control my own destiny…
Ginjō Kūgo sighed.
From a master-servant perspective, the man in front of him had been benevolent and righteous towards him, and even their daily interactions didn't treat him as an inferior servant.
However, who likes to have their destiny held in someone else's hands?
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